Pair up Miguel Cabrera with Prince Fielder, add some buzz to Brennan Boesch's spring, and throw in some intrigue on Austin Jackson and Alex Avila, and Delmon Young easily gets overlooked in the Tigers' star-studded lineup. Delmon Young wouldn't mind keeping it that way.

For Rangers manager Ron Washington, the seeds of this year's Neftali Feliz experiment were planted during last year's Spring Training. Now, following Feliz's 2012 Cactus League debut Thursday, the transition is officially under way.

Mariners right-hander Kevin Millwood showed Thursday that he's still got a few things left at 37, including his reflexes.

Approaching the start as if he had something to prove, Jaime Garcia retired all six Red Sox hitters he faced on Thursday with ease. “Nasty” was the adjective his manager later attached to the performance.

Ryan Braun hit a long third-inning home run against Reds left-hander Sean Marshall on Thursday, a blast that clanked high off the center field batters' eye. It snapped an 0-for-5 start to Braun's under-the-spotlight Spring Training.

Duane Below became the latest of the Tigers' fifth-starter candidates to make his second outing of the spring, delivering an inning of relief Thursday against the Rays. Adam Wilk will complete the second round for the field when he pitches in relief Friday against the Phillies.

It was a group effort as seven Royals pitchers shared in Thursday's 5-0 victory over the Rockies. There were two scoreless innings each by starting candidates Felipe Paulino and Aaron Crow.

Entering Thursday's Cactus League contest, the White Sox featured a .260 average as a team and had scored 12 runs. However, new White Sox hitting coach Jeff Manto feels confident about his charges simply by watching their work and their approach.

No. 3 these days, some 70 years after Jimmie Foxx last wore it, belongs to Mike Aviles. He may not be Pete Runnels, Walt Dropo or Gary Geiger, but if he wears a single-digit number, he's got a better than even chance to play with some regularity. That very thought probably passes through the mind of Jose Iglesias each time his arms pass through the sleeves of the Red Sox uniform top that carries No. 76 on its back, his uniform.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Thursday that catcher Buster Posey, who's expected to play his first game Friday since he severely injured his left leg last May 25, likely would rest Saturday and play four innings Sunday against Seattle.

Right-hander Chris Volstad is keeping an eye on his Cubs teammates to not only cheer them on, but see where he stands.

You can't erase the hangover from a devastating September with one team meeting five months later. You can't erase it with a great Spring Training or put it out of your mind just because it's the only way to begin a new baseball season.

Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau both played against the Rays on Thursday to mark the first time the pair played in back-to-back games this spring.

The challenge for the Rangers in 2012 is to close the book on 2011. Few teams have endured as painful an ending as the one Ron Washington's team endured.

Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is in line to make his Grapefruit League debut on Sunday against the Phillies at George M. Steinbrenner Field.

March 9 has been circled — even if just figuratively — on Adam Wainwright's calendar for about a month now. It is not the end date in this journey back, but it most certainly represents a critical step.

Even more important than his first spring start, Johan Santana's throwing session on Thursday came off without incident, demonstrating that the Mets' ace is ready to bounce back from his outings.